i stated in may with a week of research and a normal from the pet store. he was in a 10 gal aquarium with a heat pad on bottom and a heat lamp above and temps/humidity that went all over the place constantly. now i have 10 bps and a boa in a rack with temps/humidity that stays rite where they should be. i have definitely learned a lot and 95% of it from this forum and i think all my snakes would be happy to say thnx bp.net!